SynthesisPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2017
Review of interventions to reduce ultraviolet tanning: Need for treatments targeting excessive tanning, an emerging addictive behavior.
Synthesis in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- A randomized controlled trial of a web-based personalized feedback intervention targeting frequent indoor tanning bed users: Engagement, acceptability, and preliminary behavioral outcomes.Journal of health psychology · 2022Trial
- Effect of a Face-Aging Mobile App-Based Intervention on Skin Cancer Protection Behavior in Secondary Schools in Brazil: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA dermatology · 2020Trial
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- Building evidence for indoor tanning as a behavioral addiction: concerns, problems, and change perceptions are associated with addictive symptoms.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A Social Media-Delivered Melanoma Prevention Program for Young Women Engaged in Frequent UV Tanning: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Association of sun-seeking behaviors with indoor tanning behavior in US white females during high school/college in Nurses' Health Study II.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Assessing adults' beliefs about the motivations for indoor tanning.Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine · 2023Article
- Testing Wearable UV Sensors to Improve Sun Protection in Young Adults at an Outdoor Festival: Field Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Indoor Tanning Trends Among US Adults, 2007-2018.American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Motivations among sexual-minority men for starting and stopping indoor tanning.The British journal of dermatology · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Tanning Addiction and Behavioral Health Conditions among Ethnically and Racially Diverse Adolescents.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2018Article
- A Skin Cancer Prevention Facial-Aging Mobile App for Secondary Schools in Brazil: Appearance-Focused Interventional Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sun Safety.JAMA dermatology · 2018Review
- Indoor Tanning Dependence in Young Adult Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017Article
- Photoaging Mobile Apps in School-Based Melanoma Prevention: Pilot Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
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Abstract
Millions of Americans engage in tanning each year, defined as intentional ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure in the form of sunbathing or the use of indoor tanning beds. An emerging body of research suggests that UVR has addictive properties and some tanners engage in excessive tanning. This article provides an overview of the evidence of tanning addiction and a systematic review of existing tanning interventions with the goal of evaluating their potential to impact addicted tanners. Our search identified 24 intervention studies that were summarized and discussed according to 3 primary themes. First, there is a dearth of tanning interventions that target excessive tanning or are designed as treatments for tanning addiction. Second, tanning interventions are primarily educational interventions designed to increase knowledge of the risks of tanning. Third, there are notable aspects of existing tanning interventions that are relevant to addiction science, including the use of brief motivational and cognitive-behavioral-based interventions. Future directions are considered including recommendations for utilizing the existing evidence base to formulate interventions targeting excessive tanners. (PsycINFO Database Record
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